John’s Garden ‘virtual visit’ for National Garden Scheme

John’s Garden at Ashwood Nurseries is considered one of the finest private gardens in the UK. The private garden of nursery owner and Chelsea gold medallist John Massey, it has a huge plant collection and many innovative design features in a beautiful canal-side setting.

Nursery owner John Massey (left) with Carol Klein and head gardener Nigel Hopes (right)

Lockdown restrictions during the Covid-19 crisis sadly has meant that the garden has had to temporarily close its doors for group visits while several of our Garden Open Days have been cancelled.

The garden open day in April would have supported the National Garden Scheme, for whom we have been fund-raising for the past 11 years.

So we are delighted that John’s Garden has been included in the National Garden Scheme’s ‘virtual garden visits’, an ingenious way to keep the garden gates ‘open’ during these challenging times.

They invite you to enjoy the short films submitted by garden owners and to consider making a donation to help them to continue supporting their nursing and health beneficiaries.

The film depicts John’s Garden in late Spring

The film of John’s Garden has been lovingly made by highly talented local musician and amateur film-maker Phil James, who also composed and performed the music.

Narrated by John, the film features the garden in late Spring and perfectly captures how this is a garden created with passion and in close partnership with nature.

If you’re missing visiting gardens this Summer, why not join John on this  fascinating virtual tour of his  beautiful garden?

Read more on John’s Garden at Ashwood Nurseries.